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English
Etymology
From a mistranslation of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”) (directly rendered in English as Duane), a personal name from a diminutive of dubh (“black”). This was confused with dubhán (“kidney”), which in fact is a derivative of dubh (“black”).
Proper noun
Kidney (plural Kidneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kidney is the 21034th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1250 individuals. Kidney is most common among White (94.8%) individuals.
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